Overview
- A cold front that moved through produced noticeably cooler conditions Tuesday with highs mainly in the 50s in affected areas.
- Forecasts show a rapid warm‑up Wednesday and Thursday, lifting highs into the 60s and 70s across large swaths of the country.
- Thursday will bring the first chance of spotty, limited showers for some localities, though most areas should see only brief or light rain.
- Model guidance shifts attention to late Friday into the weekend, when increasing moisture could produce pockets of rain and isolated thunderstorms, but timing and coverage remain uncertain.
- Forecasters note localized concerns — a modest uptick in fire‑weather risk with warm, windy midweek conditions, overnight frost or freeze in northern pockets, and a reminder that Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday.